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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5177, 20 August 1885, Page 2

A ■welTi-aitendbd meeting of Hikufcaia settlers was held laafc evening in connection with continuing the railway fron there ta* wards Te Aroha. Mr H. Alley occupied the Chair, and in introducing the business re* ferred to the immense tract of land to be opened up and the great benefit the line would do their portion of the district; the following resolutions were then proposed and unanimously carried: —" That this nesting is of opinion the most earnest representations should be made to the Government on the necessity of proceeding with* out delay with^the Thames railway. That the bridges on the Furiri to Hikutaia section should be constructed, plans and specification a made and prepared for the remainder of the line to Te Aroha, and tenders invited for the full and perfect completion of the whole lino." —" That a copy of the resolution now passed be cent to tbo for Thnmes and adjoining districts, requesting them to use their influence irith the G-oYernment in getting a sum placed upon the estimates for the completion of the railway, and the Chair, man be authorised to gire effect to this resolu* tion." The first resolution was proposed by Mr Corbett and seconded by Mr Edmunds, and the secosd proposed by Mr Biploy and seconded by Mr Healey, and votes of thanks to the Chairman a»d Mr J. Townsend, member of the Biding, concluded the meeting. The members of the Wesleyan community on the Thames have secured us a sito for a central church that piece of land at the ! South West corner of Mary and Pollen street, from the Thames Gas Co., for the'/um of £400. The want of a central place of wcr■bop ha* been long felt by them, and it is pro* bable that one of their two churches will be removed to the section referred to. Yestbbdat morning Mr B. Comer, of Kirikiri, sustained the loss of a valuable horse and a load of chaff through the animal backing the cart with the chaff on it orer thejedge of the Kopu wharf; the horse was drowned, and the load destroyed. ; Wb desire to remind our readers of the Shortland Fire Brigade Concert, and Dancewhich takes place this evening in the Academy of Music. A varied and attraotive programme has been preparred for presentation. Use Aroerioan Co.'s Hop Bitten once and you will u»e no other medicine. Test it, Take no other, fie »ure a»d resd, '

The steamer Anne Milbank still remains under water aloagsido the Auckland Railway Wharf. Meters Bigelow and Sons, under instructions from the owners, Messrs Fraser and Tiane, are now engaged in getting chains and bfnfc iron rods under the steamer, it having been resolved to mnke another effort to float her next week by the aid of punts. The p.s. Enterprise had a narrow esoape from a serious accident as it was leaving the Auckland harbor lest evening, and the prevention of a most calamitous occurrence is in many respects due to the tact and presence of mind displayed by Oapt. Miller. It appears that after leaving the wharf, the Thames steamer w»s proceeding on its way, when the Union Company's s.s. Te Anau, from Russell, steamed up the harbor, judging by appearances without a " look-out man " forward, as the Enterprise did not seem to attract any notice. Captain Miller did his best to get out of the way, and hailed the larger steamer loudly while doiDg so, but the ponderous Union boat came tearing along, and evidently some one on board of it saw the danger, and gave an a!atm, which fortunately resulted in the Te Anau being stopped within about twenty £yards of the Enterprise- Had thi 8 not occurred, tho larger vessel must hare run itito and cut through the smaller cue, and it is useless to conjeoture what might have been the horrible-result. The passengers on board of the Thames boat speak in praise of Captain Miller's coolness and judgment in the perilous situation. The Rotomahana's time table has been so fixed as to allow of the departure of the Thames Naval Football Club to play the Auckland Navals. The steamer leaves Thames at four o'clock to'tnorrow afternoon, and will probably return on Sunday. We are informed that all the shares in the New Alburnia Company allowed for Thames applionnts have been applied for. A somkwhat sudden death occurred atWaiomo to-day of an old man named John Brown, about 65 years of age. It appears that he went to his work on Tuesday and seemed to bo in his usual health, but complained of not feeling well yesterday afternoon, and expired this morning. It is probable that an inquest will be held. By an advertisement appearing in another column, it will be seen that the direction of tke Moanatairi G.M.Co. propose to increase their capital. The capital of the company at present stands at £135,000 in 13,500 shares of £10 each; on eaoh share £9 15s has been subscribed, thus leaving only a earn of £3375 to be called up. The new proposal is that 16,500 new shares of £10 each should bo issued, of which £9 per share shall be considered paid up, principally with a view to prospecting the company's ground in the vicinity of the Cambria boundary. If this ba done, the capital of the company will thus be increased by £16,500. With the increasing prospects of the mine, there is every probability of the new issue being floated. It has been arranged that parcels of goods other than samples may now be sent to Victoria at foreign pattern and sample rates of postage. Such parcels must not exceed 31 bs in weight, 2 feet in length, 1 foot id width or depth. No package containing fluids, or articles of similar nature, can be transmitted except under rules of England pattern post, j Dtraisa the last day or two a robbery of £8 took place from one of the bedrooms in one of the local hostelries, and a suspect is under police surveillance. An Amazonian in connection with the establishment last evening met the supposed culprit, and administered punishment to him, first with her umbrella and afterwards with the weapons i bestowed by Nature. The belabored one ' songht shelter iv flight, minus his hat. We believe the affair is in the hands of the police. ; The last published Gazette contains intimation that applications have been made for the j following patents:—G. W. Bull and G. Rayner, of Thames, for an invention for the treatmorit of gold ores, to be cilled the "Electrocaustic Process" ; H. Rafton, of Auckland, for an improved coA basket, with iron stays and eyes for slings; J. Carter, of New South ! Wales, for improvements in quartz batteries or crushing machines; W. Dodd, of San Francisco, for an improvement in the construction of water-jacket smelting furnaces; F. Ogden, of DunediD, for patent eccentric safety catch for lifts, &o.; C. Walkden, of Christ-chu-ch, for an invention for abstracting stones, sand, gravel, and other material from the bottom of boreholes, cylinders, &c., and^ from excivations under water, to be called " Walkden'a Bub-aqueous Excavator." As the 7-50 train from Upper Hutt to Wellington was leaving tho former station on Tuesday morniDg^ a Mrs Nicholls thr^w a boy about four years of age on to the Hoe in front of the approaching train. Her husband, who was working oloso by, saw her throw the child on tke line, and ran across and succeeded in rescuing it when the engine was within a few yards of him. No motive is assigned for the act. Thb directors of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, G-isborne, are advised that tho leases of Rotokautuku, where the boring for oil is in progress, have satisfactorily passed the Native Lands Court. The Cambridge correspondent of (he Auckland Star telegraphs :—A man named Whitman arrived here on Tuesday night in cbargn of a Rotorun native constable, after a term of severe hardship. It appears that he loft Taupo to walk across the country to Fort Galatea, on the east coast, bub lost his way on the Pining. There be wandered about for 14 days, until at last he succeeded in reaching Ohinemutu. He suffered severely from exposure. He was brought on here last night, and was sent on to the Auckland Hospital hy to-day's train, but is not expected to recover, being in a very weuk stale. It is reported that a large ironstone lode has been discovered on the Corona Station, about 60 miles" from Silverton, New South Wa'e?. Tho lode in some places reaches the extraordinary width of over 400 yards. A itbbl) case in which £50 damages were sought, was before tbe Ducedin Supreme Court yesterday. S&f. E. S. Overly was a member of tho 1.0.G.T, Lodge of which T. G. Dyson was seoretary. The plaintiff was expelled from the order, and the announcement advertised, for which he claimed damages. In giving judgment |for £10, the judge said the plaintiff had not been expelled from the order, the proceedings not having been conducted in the regulur way, and the advertisement whs tberoforo libellous. & gxovjs contest between B, Matthews, of San JfranoUeo, sad W, Wilkinson, of Auokland, for the Qlmmmmhty ef .N.§w JSaslund, and a sfcakfl of MQi «(*S?§ Q& ?8 fcjbe Lome street Hull, AmikM&i JBS& S'gliJj 8B{! SS^d, after four mwde hftS i?g§ff &?ffipl§te(Jj IB a victory for M^b^Wii WIW h%\) ffSS PFOWSN, and at th« <q|<m# pf ifi§ rmiski WMwm *x* prenod a with to metft MtMtiSWf! gn & future oocMioo,

An affeotion of the eye ie very prevalent in some of the country d efcriota around New Plymouth, and in town also nanny people are suffering from it. The blight, or whatever it is, causeß a very irritating inflammation of- the eyelids, which swell to such a sizs as to interfere with the sight. As stated by cablegram yesterday, a mysterious individual, supposed to be the ex communist Olivier Pain, who was known to have acted as the Mahdi's right-hand man, has been arrested in India on suspicion of beings Eussian spy. Pain was reported to have died of fever in the Soudan, and subsequently M. Rochefort in the Intransigeant alleged that he had been assassinated- One of that firebrand's friends, who lately arrived in Paris from Egypt, spread the report that Pain had been seen at Debbeh on his way back to Europe. On hearing that a price had been put on his head, he I concealed himself there, and lay hidden till he was informed that notice had been sent into all the country through which he had to travel to ;the effect that no reward would be given. He then proceded on his journey, but was, according to M. Rochefort's friend, assassinated. The same informant declares that Colonel Schmidt knew that Pain had with him documents of a most compromising character for England, and that he offered a reward for his head only to prevent their ever reaching Europe. Olivier Pain had been present at the capture of Khartoum, and knew that it was effected in a very different manner from what the telegrams received in Europe have described. Pain was secretary to the Commission of Barricades during the Commune, and was sent to New Caledonia, from whence he escaped in an open boat with M. Henri liochefort himself.